Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
by Katie Hawkins-Gaar Published Jan. 29, 2015 10:13 am Updated Jan. 29, 2015 11:05 am New York Times front page on Wednesday, January 28. (Photo by Katie Hawkins-Gaar) It was an exciting moment for user-generated content. The New York Times featured nine Instagram photos on the front page of its Wednesday edition. As far as…
You should totally blog about this article on Tumblr. You know, just a headline, excerpt, link back, and a few lines of your own thoughts. If you do, you’ll likely find a new interface for posting content to the microblogging behemoth. Today, Tumblr is pushing out a pretty substantial refresh to its writing and editing…
So, to state the obvious: Jon Chait is a jerk who somehow manages to be both condescending and wounded in his piece on political correctness. He gets the basic nature of language policing wrong, and his solutions are wrong, and he’s a centrist Democrat scold who is just as eager to shut people out of…
Jonathan Chait has written an article for New York Magazine about his concerns that political correctness threatens free debate by trying to silence certain points of view. Political correctness, in Chait’s view, is a “system of left-wing ideological repression” that threatens the “bedrock liberal ideal” of a “free political marketplace where we can reason together…
Rose Hill Tavern View Full Caption KIPS BAY — Rose Hill Tavern, a home to fans of the New England Patriots, was shut down by the Health Department just days before the team is set to play in the Super Bowl. The sports bar, at 337 Third Ave., was closed on Wednesday evening because of…
When this launched, there were dozens of confused comments from people wondering what old videogames has to do with Internet history. In my mind, this stems from mistaken perception issues of the Internet Archive as solely an institution saving webpages. But their mission and motto is much broader: Universal access to all knowledge. The Internet…
Today, Giphy is using every “excited” GIF we have! We’re thrilled to announce that we have raised a $17 million Series B financing round, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from General Catalyst and current investors. So, what does this mean for our users? Giphy is going to use this funding to accelerate our…
Economist Edward Wolff’s latest paper on household wealth during the Great Recession has some really startling data on who gained and lost ground between 1983 and 2013. Alisha Ramos turned it into this striking chart: US net worth rose considerably over that period, which is what you would expect to see. Technology has improved and productivity…
It’s going to take a revolution to change the sordid and systemic sexism in Silicon Valley. Our cover story: http://t.co/1qXvXer9cs — Newsweek (@Newsweek) January 29, 2015 Good on Newsweek for taking on the subject; bad on Newsweek for doing it with this cover, tagline, and story. “The sexism in Silicon Valley is sordid”—like that cover—”shocking”—like…
Since sitting all day is slowly killing us, office workers are now turning to standing desks. But why just stand when you can walk, ask proponents of the even more ridiculous treadmill desks? Walking while at work is even healthier than standing still. But can you actually work while walking? Or will the office turn…